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Behind the Mask: Superheroes Revealed
BAM! POW! ZAP! Everyone knows Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, and Captain America, but superheroes can come in many shapes and sizes. Must a superhero fight crime? Is Elsa from Frozen a superhero—and what ...
Sessions:

The Gilman School:

Jun 23-Jul 12
Jun 23-Jul 12

The Speyer School:

Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 2-3

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Being a Reader, Becoming a Writer
If you love to read, write, and talk about books, this is the course for you. In this course, we'll form a literary community and develop our vocabulary, close-reading, and critical thinking skills ...
Sessions:

The Speyer School:

Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 3-4

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Crafting the Essay
This immersive and collaborative course will introduce you to great essayists including Annie Dillard, Charles Simic, and Richard Rodriguez, and help you find your own distinctive narrative voice. You ...
Sessions:

Roger Williams University:

Jun 23-Jul 12
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Jul 14-Aug 02

Dickinson College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Skidmore College:

Jun 30-Jul 19
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Jul 21-Aug 09

UC-Santa Cruz:

Jun 30-Jul 19

Ursinus College:

Jul 14-Aug 02

Loyola Marymount University:

Jul 14-Aug 02

Grades 7-11

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Decoding Our World
How do we see, perceive, and describe the world around us? We can use mathematics to measure, calculate, and find patterns. We can use technology to expand what we see and observe. And we can tell ...
Sessions:
Jun 23-Jul 12

Mirman School:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Grades 3-4

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Fiction and Poetry
Saul Bellow said, "A writer is a reader moved to emulation.” This course draws inspiration from the published works, journals, and drafts of writers such as Alice Munro, John Updike, Rita Dove, and Li ...
Sessions:

Dickinson College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

UC-Santa Cruz:

Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 7-11

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On Being Human
How do we know the sky is blue? Why do we assume the sun will rise in the morning? Our sense of “knowing” is biological, psychological, and philosophical, and it is at the heart of much of our ...
Sessions:

Ursinus College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Skidmore College:

Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 7-8

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Persuasion and Propaganda
Comic book heroes punching dictators in the face and aircrafts papering the ground with pamphlets—these types of propaganda are easy to recognize, but what about contemporary ones, like bot-generated ...
Sessions:

Dickinson College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Johns Hopkins University:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Grades 7-11

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Summer Sleuths
Mysteries have captivated our imagination for centuries, in life and in fiction. This sampler gives students a chance to build math, science, and literary skills while thinking through the elements of ...
Sessions:

Ursinus College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Loyola Marymount University:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Grades 5-6

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Whodunit?: Mystery and Suspense in Literature and Film
This writing class explores the techniques great writers and filmmakers use to convey mystery and suspense in popular culture. You and your classmates will learn and discuss how elements like sound ...
Sessions:

Ursinus College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

Loyola Marymount University:

Jul 14-Aug 02

Grades 7-11

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Writing and Imagination
Writing is an act of imagination built from the raw materials of life and language. In this course, you’ll learn to approach writing as a craft and discover processes and techniques that writers in ...
Sessions:

Ursinus College:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

The Gilman School:

Jun 23-Jul 12

Loyola Marymount University:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

UC-Santa Cruz:

Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09

The Speyer School:

Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 5-6

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Writing Workshop: Modern Fantasy
This course transports readers to magical worlds where animals speak, toys come to life, and eccentric characters perform seemingly impossible feats. Worlds turn upside down, and the familiar becomes ...
Sessions:
Jun 23-Jul 12

Mirman School:

Jun 23-Jul 12
,
Jul 14-Aug 02

The Speyer School:

Jun 30-Jul 19
,
Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 4-5

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Writing Your World
The best nonfiction is vivid, informative, and gripping. It can startle readers with new perspectives on society, reveal mysteries in medicine, bring life and character to history, and build suspense ...
Sessions:

Loyola Marymount University:

Jul 14-Aug 02

UC-Santa Cruz:

Jul 21-Aug 09

Grades 7-11

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